How do I install a NuGet package nupkg file locally

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I have some  nupkg files from a C  book  How can I install them

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You can also use the Package Manager Console and invoke the Install-Package cmdlet by specifying the path to the directory that contains the package file in the -Source parameter   Install-Package SomePackage -Source C  PathToThePackageDir

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Menu Tools   Options   Package Manager    Give a name and folder location  Click OK  Drop your NuGet package files in that folder   Go to your Project  right click and select  Manage NuGet Packages  and select your new package source     Here is the documentation

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If you have a  nupkg file and just need the  dll file all you have to do is change the extension to  zip and find the lib directory

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For   nupkg files I like to use   Install-Package C  Path To Some File nupkg

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Add the files to a folder called LocalPackages next to you solution  it doesn t have to be called that  but adjust the xml in the following step accordingly  Create a file called NuGet config next to your solution file with the following contents   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt     lt configuration gt       lt packageSources gt         lt add key  LocalPackages  value    LocalPackages    gt       lt  packageSources gt       lt activePackageSource gt         lt  -- this tells that all of them are active -- gt         lt add key  All  value   Aggregate source     gt       lt  activePackageSource gt    lt  configuration gt   If the solution is open in Visual Studio  close it  then re-open it    Now your packages should appear in the browser  or be installable using Install-Package

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Recently I want to install squirrel windows  I tried Install-Package squirrel windows -Version 2 0 1 from https   www nuget org packages squirrel windows   but it failed with some errors  So I downloaded squirrel windows 2 0 1 nupkg and save it in D  Downloads   then I can install it success via Install-Package squirrel windows -verbose -Source D  Downloads  -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencies in powershell

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Just to give an update  there are minor changes for Visual Studio 2015 users    To use or install package manually  go to Tools -  Options -  NuGet Package Manager -  Package Sources  Click the Add button  choose the Source  and don t forget to click  Update  as it will update the folder location for your packages  edit your desired Name of your package source if you want     To choose your added package  right click your solution and select  Manage Nuget Packages   The drop down list is on the right and choose Browse to browse your packages that you specified on your folder source  If there is no nuget package on that folder source  this will be empty

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For Visual Studio 2017 and its new  csproj format  You can no longer just use Install-Package to point to a local file   That s likely because the PackageReference element doesn t support file paths  it only allows you to specify the package s Id    You first have to tell Visual Studio about the location of your package  and then you can add it to a project  What most people do is go into the NuGet Package Manager and add the local folder as a source  menu Tools   Options   NuGet Package Manager   Package Sources   But that means your dependency s location isn t committed  to version-control  with the rest of your codebase   Local NuGet packages using a relative path  This will add a package source that only applies to a specific solution  and you can use relative paths   You need to create a nuget config file in the same directory as your  sln file  Configure the file with the package source s  you want  When you next open the solution in Visual nbsp Studio nbsp 2017  any  nupkg files from those source folders will be available   You ll see the source s  listed in the Package Manager  and you ll find the packages on the  Browse  tab when you re managing packages for a project    Here s an example nuget config to get you started    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt configuration gt       lt packageSources gt           lt add key  MyLocalSharedSource  value           some folder    gt       lt  packageSources gt   lt  configuration gt    Backstory  My use case for this functionality is that I have multiple instances of a single code repository on my machine  There s a shared library within the codebase that s published deployed as a  nupkg file  This approach allows the various dependent solutions throughout our codebase to use the package within the same repository instance  Also  someone with a fresh install of Visual nbsp Studio nbsp 2017 can just checkout the code wherever they want  and the dependent solutions will successfully restore and build

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On Linux  with NuGet CLI  the commands are similar  To install my nupkg  run  nuget add -Source some directory my nupkg   Then run dotnet restore from that directory  dotnet restore --source some directory Project sln   or add that directory as a NuGet source  nuget sources Add -Name MySource -Source some directory   and then tell msbuild to use that directory with  p RestoreAdditionalSources MySource or  p RestoreSources MySource  The second switch will disable all other sources  which is good for offline scenarios  for example

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